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Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zicatela today?
The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 117 | 115 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 113 | 119 | 133 | 135 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 73 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:08PM 0.98 | 7:17AM 1.03 | 8:03PM 0.99 | 8:04AM 0.94 | 8:55PM 0.99 | 8:52AM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:55PM 0.02 | 1:07AM 0.15 | 1:40PM 0.05 | 2:05AM 0.22 | 2:23PM 0.09 | 3:05AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - |
| Sunset | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
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